| 单词 | ankle fracture |
| 释义 | > as lemmasankle fracture a. As a modifier, designating conditions that affect or occur in the region of the ankle, as in ankle fracture, ankle oedema, ankle sprain, etc. Π 1811 Morning Post 20 Dec. His Royal Highness..is now so much recovered from the effects of his ankle sprain, as to be able to take his accustomed exercise. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. viii. i. 285 The scar of the ancle wound, occasioned by the rope on the legs of those [elephants] which have been captured by noosing. 1872 N.-Y. Times 25 May 1/5 John French, severe hip and ankle injury. 1895 Jrnl. Brit. Homœopathic Soc. 3 278 After a little firm, slow, upward rubbing, the ankle-oedema departed to return no more. 1906 Internat. Clinics 16th Ser. 4 175 A plaster cast is the best treatment for this class of ankle fractures. 1989 J. F. Fries Aging Well iii. 220/3 Support stockings, by applying constant external pressure, help to reduce ankle swelling. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 June d5/1 Ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries. < as lemmas |
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